diff --git a/test/cctest/cctest.status b/test/cctest/cctest.status
index 9a3f819e4a..ff4c54df88 100644
--- a/test/cctest/cctest.status
+++ b/test/cctest/cctest.status
@@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ test-spaces/LargeObjectSpace: PASS || FAIL
 # BUG(240): Test seems flaky on ARM.
 test-api/RegExpInterruption: SKIP
 
+[ $simulator == arm ]
+
 # BUG(271): During exception propagation, we compare pointers into the
 # stack.  These tests fail on the ARM simulator because the C++ and
 # the JavaScript stacks are separate.
-test-api/ExceptionOrder: PASS || FAIL
-test-api/TryCatchInTryFinally: PASS || FAIL
+test-api/ExceptionOrder: FAIL
+test-api/TryCatchInTryFinally: FAIL